Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers steady to 3.00-higher, Feeder heifers steady, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Moderate to good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.93/cwt on 71 head.

Average price

$120.93

71 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$650

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$266

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$10.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.68

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	576	123.23	709	56
Medium and Large 2-3	395	112.36	444	15thin

One grade step is worth $10.87/cwt here — about $266 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale71 hd

120.93

—

KY average24 barns · 4,762 hd

130.61

−9.68

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,668	99.28	1,656	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,652	65.92	1,089	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,320	65.27	862	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,050	53.00	557	1thin

Every lot, as filed

56 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) - Stanford, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	585	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	149.34/cwt	140.00–153.00	862	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	936	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	110.59/cwt	110.00–115.00	817	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	954	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	131.74/cwt	128.00–137.00	605	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	570	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	830	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	955	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	965	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	118.90/cwt	113.00–121.00	740	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	146.40/cwt	141.00–148.00	905	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	153.01/cwt	150.00–159.00	783	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	151.60/cwt	145.00–155.00	691	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	147.05/cwt	141.00–150.00	650	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	530	165.03/cwt	161.00–166.00	875	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	376	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	103.01/cwt	102.00–105.00	809	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	107.00/cwt	106.00–108.00	768	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	152.78/cwt	145.00–160.00	715	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	145.53/cwt	140.00–157.00	824	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	148.36/cwt	142.00–156.00	773	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	136.98/cwt	136.00–140.00	504	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	61.96/cwt	61.00–63.00	824	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	557	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,666	66.54/cwt	64.00–69.00	1,109	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	939	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,317	66.26/cwt	64.00–70.00	873	10
Bulls	—	—	1,833	103.26/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,893	3
Bulls	—	—	1,544	96.29/cwt	91.00–99.00	1,487	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,110	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	784.33/cwt	690.00–940.00	6,337	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	115.22/cwt	113.00–120.00	769	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	369	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	477	122.26/cwt	121.00–126.00	583	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	127.50/cwt	125.00–130.00	567	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	713	84.77/cwt	82.00–90.00	604	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	697	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	124.18/cwt	120.00–130.00	703	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	862	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	130.73/cwt	127.00–134.00	805	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	139.59/cwt	130.00–144.00	613	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	311	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	373	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	508	105.02/cwt	100.00–110.00	534	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	223	118.62/cwt	115.00–122.50	265	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	478	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	113.36/cwt	107.00–115.00	745	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	111.28/cwt	110.00–115.00	415	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	131.21/cwt	122.00–135.00	667	8

How this sale compares

Kentucky weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) - Stanford, KY

Mon Oct 4, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 208Last week 303Year ago 267

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 57Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 9Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	112.00	112.00
2	—	585	100.00	100.00
3	—	311	120.00	120.00
2	—	508	100.00–110.00	105.02
2	—	223	115.00–122.50	118.62
1	—	465	121.00	121.00
4	—	373	110.00–115.00	111.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	739	110.00–115.00	110.59
1	—	945	101.00	101.00
8	—	459	128.00–137.00	131.74
4	—	416	137.00	137.00
8	—	622	113.00–121.00	118.90
13	—	566	120.00–130.00	124.18
1	—	365	131.00	131.00
5	—	657	107.00–115.00	113.36
8	—	508	122.00–135.00	131.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	577	140.00–153.00	149.34
5	—	664	141.00	141.00
14	—	618	141.00–148.00	146.40
5	—	512	150.00–159.00	153.01
3	—	456	145.00–155.00	151.60
3	—	442	141.00–150.00	147.05
1	—	280	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	100.00	100.00
1	—	955	101.00	101.00
1	—	580	118.00	118.00
1	—	410	121.00	121.00
1	—	790	101.00	101.00
1	—	605	111.00	111.00
1	—	320	117.50	117.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	530	161.00–166.00	165.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	785	102.00–105.00	103.01
2	—	718	106.00–108.00	107.00
2	—	468	145.00–160.00	152.78
5	—	566	140.00–157.00	145.53
5	—	521	142.00–156.00	148.36
4	—	368	136.00–140.00	136.98
4	—	667	113.00–120.00	115.22
4	—	616	127.00–134.00	130.73
5	—	439	130.00–144.00	139.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	295	125.00	125.00
4	—	477	121.00–126.00	122.26
2	—	445	125.00–130.00	127.50
3	—	713	82.00–90.00	84.77
1	—	690	101.00	101.00
1	—	550	131.00	131.00
1	—	880	98.00	98.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,330	61.00–63.00	61.96
10	—	1,317	64.00–70.00	66.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	53.00	53.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,666	64.00–69.00	66.54
1	—	1,540	61.00	61.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,833	101.00–105.00	103.26
4	—	1,544	91.00–99.00	96.29

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	730	700.00	700.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	808	690.00–940.00	784.33

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) - Stanford, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle